Overview and Purpose:NorthWest Arkansas Community College is offering a new career-training program. It is a28 credit-hour academic program – stackable toward Associate’s and then Bachelor’s degrees. The program is only one year – participants complete a course sequence that normally takes two years. Courses have embedded remediation and Core Skills training focused on academic and workplace success.

The NSC Cyber Technology certificate teaches the KSAs for the "Customer Service and Tech Support" job category and partially prepares students for the CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ exams and the Cisco CCNA exam.

Class Structure: Cohort takes all classes together and receives enhanced student support services.

Curriculum: Graduates of the program earn an academic certificate that can be applied to an Associate's Degree. The program covers the following learning outcomes (mapped to industry certification exams):

Cyber Skills for Computing Professionals scaffolds the technical ccurricula. It pairs developmental math, communication, and professionalism modules developed by the NSC STEM Bridge Team with industry-specific soft skills developed by the Cyber Team and embedded throughout technical courses.

Entrance Requirements:Approval from Advisor and test scores. Student may be required to sign completion agreement.

Graduation Requirements:Completion of the required courses.

Range of Occupations: Graduates are prepared for jobs in Customer Service and Technical Support, for example: